More League Championship Madness!
Cape Ann League
Boys Varsity
Hamilton-Wenham edged Newburyport, 49-51, for the Cape Anne League Championship at Wrentham. The generals had five runners in the top 20 and their top three broke 17. Cole Regan and Seth Glidden both finished in the top five. Regan was second overall in 16:25 with Glidden back in fifth at 16:24.
Newburyport was led by Cape Ann League Champ Michael Mohoric. He broke the tape in 15:45, his second time under 16 minutes this season. Mohoric was runner up at the Deven’s Pre Championship Classic earlier this season. He is one of the top runners in Division Two and will compete in the 2B race at Northfield Mountain. Teammate Nordeen Fadil was fourth overall in 16:33.
Cassidy McBee of Triton Regional was third overall, beating Fadil to the line by three tenths of a second, in 16:33.40. McBee and Triton will compete in the Division 3A race in Fort Devens.
Girls Varsity
It was a similar story in the girl’s race. #11 Hamilton-Wenham took care of business on Saturday, defeating Newburyport 48-60.
The Generals star duo of Grace Rich and Asa Labell went 1-2, running 18:37 and 18:53, both season bests. Talia Labell, just a freshman, was fourth overall in 19:50, giving Hamilton-Wenham a strong start that became insurmountable. Anneliese Bubar and Anna Regan finished in fourth and fifth for the Generals. With their strong top three, Hamilton-Wenham will look to conquer the podium at the Division 3B Championships in Fort Devens
Quinlan Kelly was third overall in 19:35 for Norh Reading. This was a big PR. Kelly was 16th overall at the Division 3A Championships last season, and she appears ready to improve upon that.
Abby Lopez was fifth overall for Lynfield in 19:59. This was her first time cracking the 19-minute mark. Lopez was also 10th overall in 20:11 at the Deven’s Pre-Championship Classic, so she’s familiar with the course there.
Western Mass XC Championships
Stanley Park was host to the Western Mass Cross Country Championships this past Sunday
Boys Class A
Class A featured a great battle between #13 Longmeadow and #14 Amherst-Pelham Regional. Longmeadow was able to seal the victory, winning by 9 points over Amherst.
Longmeadow’s Ethan Halpern and CJ Deliso finished in second and third, running 15:50 and 16:02. Teammate Drew Monson wasn’t far behind, finishing in sixth place, running 16:07.
While Amherst-Pelham had to settle for second place, Calvin Miller was able to get the individual win, running 15:44. Miller ran a PR of 15:39 a few weeks back at Twilight. Teammate Peter Nedeau was seventh overall in 16:07.
Longmeadow and Amherst will most likely see each other again at the Meet of Champions where they will battle it out for the top team in Division Two.
Zachary Mazzaferro was fourth overall in 16:03 for East Longmeadow. Tylet Tatro of Ludlow was fifth in 16:07.
Girls Class A
The girl’s race was even closer than the boys, with #14 Amherst-Pelham Regional beating Northampton, 32-38. Amherst’s top seven all finished in the top 16. Genevieve Dole was third overall in a season’s best of 20:15. Ella Austin, Lilly Pope, and Nina Holden finished 5th, 6th, and 7th to help the seal the win for the Hurricanes.
It was Northampton’s Mairead O’Neil that ran away with the Class A title. She cleared her closest competitor by just under a minute, running 18:37. Mairead currently has the eighth fastest time in the state, with her 17:59 from Twilight. Teammate Maddelena Figueroa-Starr was fourth overall in 20:18
Minnechaug Regional’s Maggie Joyce was second overall in 19:35. Joyce was fifth last year in 19:00.
Boys Class B
Hampshire Regional continues their strong season as the took the class B race with a score of 62. Oscar Schiff and Owen Cubi finished fifth and sixth for Hampshire, with Schiff cracking 16 minutes for the first time, running 15:59. Cubi wasn’t far behind in 16:07.
Frontier Regional’s Evan Hedlund was the overall winner running the fastest time of the day in 15:33. That’s a PR and 27 second improvement on last year. Hedlund will look to challenge for the Division Three Title at the Meet of Champs. Teammate Luke Howard also cracked 16 minutes, running a PR of 15:56.
Benjamin Harwood of Lenox was second in 15:45, the third fastest time of the day. Harwood won the Ted Dutkiewicz Invitational earlier this year and will be one of the top runners to watch in Division Three over the next couple weeks.
Cohen Zahn of Pittsfield was fourth overall in a PR of 15:58. That’s a massive improvement over last year and certifies Zahn as another runner to watch in D3.
Girls Class B
Mt Greylock Regional was victorious in the girl’s race, taking the win with 37 points. Their top five all finished in the top 11. Cornelia Swabey led the day for Mt Greylock, finishing in third place and running a PR of 19:42. Ani KoaMaya and Riley Mae Dickinson finished back-to-back in sixth and seventh, while Bridget Holland and Adriana Carasone rounded out the top five finishing in 9th and 10th. Lucy Gregg wasn’t far behind in 13th position.
Amelia Desilets of Monument Mountain continued her fantastic season, taking the win in 18:36, narrowly topping Mairead O’Neil for fastest time of the day. Earlier this season, she cracked 18 minutes, running 17:55 at Twilight.
Kathleen Barry of Hampshire Regional was second overall in 19:31. Barry won the Ted Dutkiewicz Invitational earlier this year and is one of the top runners in Division Three.
Gianna Love and Elyssa Scrimo were fourth and fifth for Lenox Memorial. Love ran a PR of 19:53, and Scrimo did the same running 20:05.
